Possessing a prominent body with thick, smooth golden scales, majestic of the emperor and the "unmatched" farming method with any species, arowana deserves to become the "king of fishes". Here are interesting facts about arowana fish, let's find out with Toplist!
Arowana Fish Overview
Arowana fish, also known as primitive fish from 200 million years ago, have a sparkling silver color, so they are considered as a symbol of money - money. The name arowana is a common word in Vietnamese to refer to a variety of unrelated fish.
In the wild, they live mainly in large lakes or in large rivers, in which there are some very rare species listed in the Red Book of the world such as: golden dragon fish too old; blood dragon fish; pink-tailed golden dragon fish. In the world of ornamental fish, the Asian arowana is ranked in the top because of its beauty, unique features and spiritual issues because it is believed that: Arowana is a symbol of luck, prosperity, bringing good luck bring happiness and drive away evil spirits to make feng shui better.
The lifespan of this fish can be up to 50 years, the length can reach from 60-80 cm depending on the type. Possessing large iridescent golden scales, an elongated body, two beards pointing forward and a graceful but powerful swimming posture, bring an irresistible attraction to fish lovers.
In the concept of the Chinese and other countries in the region, the dragon is considered a symbol of power and wealth, bringing good things. Therefore, arowana fish is very popular. People may be willing to spend hundreds of millions or even billions of dong to own an arowana to satisfy the luxury hobby that brings health and prosperity.
Life habits of arowana fish
Lifestyle: Arowana is a carnivore, so its nature is quite aggressive. In the wild, they live in small groups, but there are still those that prefer to live and hunt alone. Arowanas are predators in the surface layer, they can catch prey 2m above the water surface thanks to their good positioning ability and high jump.
In the aquarium they often swim relatively slowly, so people often think they are gentle and friendly, but in fact they are quite agile and accurate when hunting even in murky waters. Thanks to the pair of antennae that are always facing forward, the arowana is more sensitive in hunting and detecting prey.
Reproductive behavior: This is a species that lives in small groups, but in the breeding season the adult males often separate from the flock to find a mate or the female fish of the same school after a period of courtship also mate. Together These pairs of fish will find a suitable river nearby to lay eggs.
The father arowanas are often called the fathers of the year when the female just lays the eggs to finish her task and the hatching and taking care of the young are left to the fathers. After the female fish lays eggs the eggs are fertilized and kept and incubated in the mouth of the male fish and they will also have to stay there during the spawning period.
In contrast, female arowanas are considered as careless mothers when they finish laying eggs and swim away, sometimes they even come back to eat eggs if the father has not been able to quickly suck the eggs.
Origin and characteristics of arowana fish
Arowanas are derived from the arowana order Osteoglossiformes in English. The fish lineage lives mainly in freshwater environments and has a relatively high selling price. There are about 214 species of arowana in the world, but the fish originating from Asia is the most popular thanks to its impressive appearance.
Arowana is a freshwater fish that is raised to be a feng shui ornamental fish, so their size is medium. On average, an adult fish has a body length of 20 - 70 cm, weight ranges from 1 - 4 kg. Body:
The body of the fish is relatively slim, long, strong and tends to be flat on both sides, so it swims very quickly.
This fish has very large scales, pectoral, dorsal, anal fins, and relatively long mouth antennae.
First part:
The head of the fish is relatively flat and proportional to the body. Arowana's eyes do not have eyelids, so they never close their eyes.
Although the nose is small, this is the tool for the fish to find food and determine the aquatic environment.
The fish antenna near the mouth works to locate the prey accurately.
Arowana scales and fins:
The reason this fish is called arowana is because their scales are relatively large and similar to the scales of a dragon.
It is the large sparkling scales that create the value of this ornamental fish
Famous arowanas
Here are some popular Arowana strains in Vietnam:
Red Arowana: Red arowana, also known as blood dragon fish, originates from Indonesia. This is the most popular and desirable fish to own. Covering the blood dragon's body is a set of dark red and slightly metallic scales. This is the point that impresses aquarists. An adult red arowana has a length of about 26cm. The whole body is red, not mixed with yellow and brown to be considered a standard red arowana.
Kim Long Arowana: The two most popular types of Kim Long fish on the Vietnamese market are Kim Long arowana and red-tailed Kim Long.
Kim Long arowana is too confused:
This line of fish is also known as the Malaysian Golden Dragon Arowana. This is the most beautiful and expensive arowana on the market after the blood dragon line.
The Kim Long fish is too shy to have a protruding head and a shorter body than other arowanas.
The adult fish has a length of about 15cm, the whole body is slightly yellow and has 2 yellow streaks stretching from the back to the hip.
The scales of the fish are relatively large and have a sparkling golden light that looks very beautiful.
Red-tailed Golden Dragon Arowana:
Red Tail Golden Fish, also known as Red Tail Golden, this fish line originates from Indonesia.
In terms of shape, they have a small and long body.
The fish when young will be slightly red in color and will turn yellow when mature.
Silver arowana Albino: Silver arowana has the English name of silver arowana, this fish can grow up to 1.2 m in length when mature. From a distance, their body resembles a gourd knife with large scales and a protruding mouth. Silverfish when young are usually iridescent blue or orange. The head, and the fins surrounding the body are pale pink. When fully developed, Ngan Long fish has a silvery-white scale.
Platinum Arowana: Platinum Arowana is actually just a genetic mutation, not a mainstream arowana. In terms of shape, they have the same body size as the common ornamental fish. This aquarium fish has a special feature that their whole body is covered with a white color. This fish is extremely rare, so the price is often the highest in the world.
Habitat of arowanas
Natural Habitat: The Asian Arowana in the wild is mainly found in slow-moving streams of water flowing through rivers
forested swamps and swamps. Places with clean, unpolluted water often have brighter colored arowanas.
Captive environment: Arowana is quite large when grown, up to 90cm if well developed. So when raising
If kept in captivity, farmers need to prepare a large tank and have a tight lid so they don't jump out.
Arowanas can be kept together in a very large aquarium, provided that all fish are of similar size. In particular, the water source must be well filtered, soft and slightly acidic, maintained at a temperature of 24–30 ° C.
Some notes on the habitat of arowana when raising:
Area and aquarium for Arowana: medium tank 1.2×0.5×0.5m, large tank can be 1.8×0.6×0.5m.
The fusion water temperature is 29-300C, neither too hot nor too cold.
The ideal pH is 7, which can range from 5 to 6.
Need to ensure clean water in the tank, should change the water once a week
Sufficient light, no need to aerate too much
According to shared experience, only 1 Arowana should be kept in a small tank, from 6 to 10 if the tank is larger.
Classification of arowana fish
Arowanas are a family of freshwater bony fish. They also have the scientific name Osteoglossidae. In some areas, this fish is also called bone tongue fish. In this family of fish, their heads are bony and their elongated bodies are covered with large, heavy scales, with a tubular mosaic pattern.
Asian Arowana: Research by Pouyaud et al. (2003) isolated Asian arowana species into separate species. Includes: Blood Dragon Arowana, Borneo Dragon Arowana and Red-Tailed Golden Dragon. Golden dragons are too old and Nami dragons are still classified with dragon fruit, although they can also be separate species.
Australian arowana: Particularly with Australian arowana, they have smaller scales than Asian arowana. There are 7 rows of scales on each side of the Arowana's body compared to 5 rows of scales in Asian arowanas. The lateral line of the Australian arowana has 32-35 scales compared with 21-25 scales in the Asian arowana.
American Arowana: The South American Arowana is distinguished from the Asian and Australian Arowana in the set of fins. In the South American Arowana, the dorsal and anal fins start at the midsection of the body and overlap the caudal fin giving the impression that they are one continuous band. The pectoral and caudal fins are small compared to the body. Including the black arowana species distributed in the Negro river basin. Silver arowana is distributed in the Amazon, Rupununi and Oyapock river basins of South America.
The species of arowana fish is extremely rich. Each strain has its own distinctive features that fascinate aquarists around the world. Especially the price of this arowana is not the same. If you are interested in their price and how to raise them, please refer to the information below.
Some common Arowana diseases
Despite being called a king fish and aristocracy, the Arowana fish is still not affected by the disease. Common diseases common in this fish are as follows:
Parasitic diseases: The cause is due to the unsanitary living environment, the water does not change for a long time, causing the resistance of fish to decrease.
Diseases of gills, white eye disease, respiratory diseases...: Due to the living environment, inappropriate temperature or pH, abnormal changes. Especially the fish lacked nutrition…
Eye drooping: The fish's eyes accumulate fat, causing the eyes to bulge and only look down
Arowana fish has a perforated eye:
The phenomenon of cloudy eyes usually occurs when the water source in the aquarium is polluted or the fish's eyes are scratched, ...
Fix: You should change ⅓ of the water in the tank and add a little salt to increase the antiseptic properties of the water.
Arowana under stress: In addition to diseases related to fish's physical health, arowanas can also suffer from psychological diseases. If you see fish not eating, swimming less, lying in one place, letting themselves be in the water, this is a sign of stress.
Causes: The aquarium has too many small fish, the tank is too small, the water source is polluted, creating conditions for parasites to live on the fish's body.
Fix: You need to regularly clean the habitat for the fish and only add 1-2 species of small fish in the tank.
To prevent these diseases, farmers need to pay special attention to factors such as hygiene of the living environment as well as daily nutrition for fish.
The meaning of arowana fish symbol in feng shui
With a special shape associated with sacred animals, arowana is considered the incarnation of the dragon god. In feng shui, this fish not only brings luck and fortune, but also helps the owner to keep the house and exorcise evil spirits. Because of that, this fish is now very popular and becomes an expensive ornamental fish.
Color of arowana: The color of arowana will be classified according to the five elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Each onion will suit different people. When choosing you will be based on the rule: Wood gives birth to Fire, Fire gives birth to Earth, Earth gives birth to Metal, Kim gives birth to Water, Aquarius gives birth to Wood...
The number of arowanas: The right number of arowanas is that you can apply the auspicious rule of number 9, which uses 8 gold or red fish and 1 black fish. Black fish will help absorb negative energy, bad luck. In feng shui, multiples of 3 always bring good luck and good fortune. However, when your family's condition is only able to raise 1 child, if placed correctly, it also works.
How to place a fish tank in accordance with feng shui: In feng shui, when placing arowana aquarium in your home, you need to choose as follows:
Southeast: Southeast is the beautiful direction, the area of money and wealth. When placing arowana in this position will help the owner attract money.
North: Convenient location for the road to fame. Placing the fish tank in this position will help you get a career advancement, the road to promotion is wide open.
East: The location brings good health for the whole family
Some other symbols of arowana: Arowana is a large fish with high value, so the purchase price is quite expensive. If your family's condition does not allow keeping an arowana, you can choose objects and prints to display in your home. Some of the icons include:
Statue of arowana with coins: This symbol of arowana will be an ideal display item for entrepreneurs, those who are doing business and want to be rich…
Arowana fish painting: Also a symbol with good meaning, it helps those who want to have a favorable job, promotion in their career.
Arowana fish - the only species with electronic chips
In the past, arowanas were mainly bred in the wild, but due to increasing human demand, they have been successfully bred in vitro. Also on the list of endangered species, keeping them also needs to be licensed. Fortunately, not long after that, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) granted permission for this species to be exported to many different countries in the world. the world including Vietnam.
The largest supply of fingerlings today is mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Taiwan. In arowana farms, the owner will shoot each fish a microchip with just a grain of rice, including the code. private number. This sequence of numbers is printed on each Certificate (certificate), with its own embossed stamp of each camp such as: Camp Munjul (Indonesia); Xian Leng camp (Malaysia); Mitra farm (Indonesia)… After being shipped to Vietnam, the seller only needs to use a chip detector to find the correct Certificate of that fish. To check if the fish is the correct fish of the farm they want to buy, players only need to go to the website of each farm to look up the microchip number. This work makes the business of arowana fish more convenient and easier, and it is also easier to verify the quality of the source.
Prices of arowana fish on the market
Arowanas are extremely diverse in types, so the price to own arowanas of each line is also very different. The usual arowanas are only 100,000 - 200,000 VND per fish. But for the Red Arowana or Platinum Arowana, the price is up to thousands of USD.
Prices of arowana fish on the market:
Price of Blood Dragon arowana: The price to buy Blood Dragon arowana is about 5 - 20 million VND / fish depending on the size of the fish, the size of the fish, large or small weight and the color of the whole body.
The price of arowana Kim Long is too confusing: Depends on the size, weight and iridescent yellow color on the fins. The price of the golden dragon fish is too expensive, ranging from 5 to 22 million / fish.
The price of majestic Kim Long arowana: The price of this fish is mainly based on the size and degree of coloration of the scales. Kim Long arowana is currently being sold on the market for about 2-3 million arowana. Quite cheap compared to others. The price of baby arowana is not too expensive.
Price of Red Dragon Arowana: Red Dragon Arowana is not as famous as other types of Arowana. So the cost when buying and selling this fish ranges from 1.8 to 2.5 million VND/fish.
Price of arowana dragon fruit: In the natural environment, this fish can be about 60 cm long. Arowana dragon fruit is usually sold for 600,000 to 1 million VND/fish.
Price of Ngan Long arowana: A Ngan Long arowana costs about 120-300 thousand VND/fish. If you are new to fish, you can choose this fish to try.
Dragon fish farming techniques
Arowana fish is a relatively high-priced fish with great feng shui significance. Therefore, you need to learn the techniques of raising Arowana fish so that they can live the healthiest lives.
Breeding is the decisive step to the growth rate of Arowana fish later. When choosing a breed, you should pay attention to the following:
First, do not choose arowanas that are too big or too small. At the same time, attention should also be paid to each part of the fish to avoid defects. It is best to choose fish that are large and long, with good health.
Swimming posture is also something you should pay attention to. A good Arowana fish must swim in balance, the fins should be spread out. Observing fish that like to be active will be healthier.
Choose a dragon fish tank:
The living environment also greatly affects the growth of Arowana. Depending on the size of the fish, choose the right type of tank. Specifically, if you keep small fish with a size of 15cm, the size of the tank needs to be 120 x 45 x 45cm. If you choose a tank for fish of 30cm or more, the size 180 x 60 x 45 cm is ideal.
The location of the tank is also very important. It is best to choose a place where there is little traffic and there is sunlight in the morning or afternoon. You can also refer to feng shui concepts to put the fish tank in the best position.
Food for Dragon fish:
You should feed your fish high-nutrient foods to ensure growth. The foods commonly used for Arowana are crickets, cockroaches, Siamese fish, 3-tailed fish, baby frogs and some ready-made foods. These foods need to be purchased from reputable suppliers to avoid fish diseases.
How to raise Arowana: To have beautiful Arowanas, the way to raise is what you need to pay attention to, which is how to raise. First, you should pay attention to change the water 1 to 2 times a week for the aquarium. Do not use tap water directly, but should let the water settle before use. Every day the racket is empty of waste and check the pH in the water regularly. Next you should use aquarium lids because they have a very high jumping ability.
The most prestigious place to buy arowana fish
Currently on the market there are many establishments that supply arowanas for you to choose from. You can go to the market that specializes in selling ornamental fish. This is a place where you can easily verify the quality of the fish and negotiate the price. However, you cannot determine the exact origin and origin of the product. That's why you should look for reputable markets.
It is best to choose large trading establishments with a long tradition. These addresses help you rest assured about the quality of fish and freely choose product designs. Moreover, the sellers are also experienced to help you choose better fish.
Arowana fish is a beautiful fish with great feng shui meaning. Therefore, before raising this fish, you need to learn the most detailed fish farming techniques. This will help you always have a beautiful feng shui aquarium in your home.
Above is the most useful information about arowana fish. Hope the article brings a lot of useful information for readers.
